Are you tired of all the political posturing in Washington? This is CRAZY! These people up there have no financial leadership whatsoever. They do not realize that you CANNOT borrow yourself out of a financial mess. Tough decisions have to be made AND SOON!
Washington has 1) lived without a budget for almost six years now and 2) could not follow one if they had to. Tough decisions have to be made to live on a plan. No one in Washington is willing to make those decisions.
But what about you? Tonight is also the end of this current month for you. Is your budget in place for next month? Will you be ready to manage to your plan at midnight? You should be OR you should have your own shutdown in place.
Your plan should require that ONLY the essentials get paid – mortgage, utilities, insurance, et al. Everything else should wait – including food! What your food? Yes, your food. In fact, as you then start to get hungry maybe you will finalize that plan to live on for next month.
I know it should stupid because it is, but you have options!. Forget your favorite show tonight or what might be happening on Facebook. Get your plan built, together, or lay out plans for your shutdown.
I heard our Treasury Secretary say last week, regarding another financial crisis on the horizon, that without the increase in the debt ceiling by mid-October, ” the US government would not have the ability to BORROW money TO PAY its bills”. We are borrowing to pay bills! How does that work at your house? Another blog, another time…..